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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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